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Overview

For over 100 years British shipping lines have used their vessels for cruising. Originally devised as a means of using surplus capacity at times of depression, cruising has grown to become the fastest-growing sector of the British tourist industry. Nowadays, the old liners converted for cruising are almost gone and the market is full of sleek, glamorous cruise ships built to cater for tourists and sailing to locations like the Mediterranean, Alaska and the Caribbean.

Cruise Britannia is the first complete history of the British cruise ship, from the dawn of cruising through the glamorous thirties and beyond to the current fleets of dedicated cruise ships. It takes a nostalgic look back at ships such as P&O's white sisters of the 1930s, to Black Watch, as well as Andes, Canberra, Victoria, QE2, Saga Rose and a large fleet of other ships, both large and small, all dedicated to catering for the tourist.